nontrivial

[ non-triv-ee-uhl ]

adjective

1. not trivial.
2. Mathematics. noting a solution of a linear equation in which the value of at least one variable of the equation is not equal to zero.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nontrivial¹

First recorded in 1910–15; non- + trivial

Example Sentences

For an academic like myself (chair of the Man Booker judges in 2005), the amount is nontrivial.

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